Norfolk: A47 road scheme on track to finish next spring
A smooth new surface has been laid on the A47 between Blofield and North Burlingham – a year on from work starting on the £90m road dualling project. Meanwhile, 12 huge new beams weighing 35 tonnes each have been lifted into place for a new bridge, which will ultimately take traffic from Blofield to join […]
Driver who killed cyclist after “flurry” of phone activity avoids prison sentence
A van driver who was distracted by his phone before colliding with and killing a cyclist on a dual carriageway in Norfolk has avoided prison, instead being handed a 12-month sentence suspended for 18 months and a 12-month driving ban after admitting causing death by careless driving. Campaigners have described the judge’s decision as tantamount to the death […]
Ro(a)dent safety: Highway voles thriving in new habitat as £300m dualling scheme progresses
A colony of voles on one of Norfolk’s busiest highways has settled into a new life after relocation as an important road scheme enters its second year of construction – and work commences on the new River Tud road crossing. National Highways is on track on a huge project to dual the busy A47 from […]
Horrendous and frustrating: The true cost of roadworks
Two examples from opposite sides of the country have highlighted the true and often hidden cost of roadworks. Firstly, the landlord of a much-loved Norfolk pub said “horrendous” roadworks have cost the business a quarter of its usual trade. According to Paul Sandford, owner of the Railway Tavern in Dereham, the closures to the A47 […]
Norfolk roadwork delays caused by ‘failure to collect signs’
Newly published figures have revealed the hotspots where roadworks overran the longest – with the worst hold-ups caused by a simple failure to collect signs. Roadworks being carried out by utilities companies overran by a whopping 1,317 days in 2024, causing the equivalent of more than three-and-a-half years of disruption, says the Diss Mercury. Anglian […]
£200m Norfolk road scheme gets government approval
Norwich residents are set to see faster journeys and thousands of new homes and jobs in the region as ministers approve the long delayed A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction scheme, the government has announced. Backed by over £200 million, this road development will significantly speed up journey times, reduce pressure on the junction and save commuters, businesses […]
National Highways hails safety boost for A47
Work has got underway on improvements to the A47 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on the strategic road network. The safety scheme features the installation of 20 new average speed safety cameras and associated signage along the A47 between Peterborough […]
Norfolk: Campaigners criticise road scheme tree felling
Campaigners in Norfolk have criticised the felling of trees as part of a scheme to dual a major road. David Hook, of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), said: “If you are completely altering a landscape, there is no way that can be described as sensitive.” National Highways said 2,500 trees had been felled to […]
AGD’s “Cone B” device explained on BBC Radio
The ITS manufacturer AGD Systems has had its trial of a new type of tactile signal at signal-controlled crossings profiled on BBC Radio Norfolk. Kieran Corbally, Senior Commercial Manager at AGD appeared on the station’s breakfast show to explain why the new design, which resembles a large phillips screwdriver, helps visually impaired people know when it […]
Norfolk celebrates topping national highways survey for second year in a row
Norfolk has come first for the second year in a row in the National Highways and Transport survey on roads and transport. The annual survey showed again that the highest satisfaction among 29 UK counties and authorities was to be found in Norfolk which achieved an overall score of 49 the average overall score amongst […]